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Gordon-Reed, Annette.
Subjects
Hemings family.
Hemings, Sally -- Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family.
Slaves -- Virginia -- Albemarle County -- Biography.
African American families -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
African American families -- Drama.
African Americans -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.
Monticello (Va.) -- Biography.
Albemarle County (Va.) -- Biography.
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The Hemingses of
Monticello
: an American family / Annette Gordon-Reed.
by
Gordon-Reed, Annette.
Subjects
Hemings family.
Hemings, Sally
--
Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
--
Family.
Slaves
--
Virginia
--
Albemarle County
--
Biography
.
African American families
--
Virginia
--
Albemarle County.
African American families
--
Drama.
African Americans
--
Biography
.
Racially mixed people
--
United States
--
Biography
.
Monticello
(
Va
.)
--
Biography
.
Albemarle County (
Va
.)
--
Biography
.
Publisher Info:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2008.
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
798 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780393064773
0393064778
Contents:
pt. 1. Origins.
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Young Elizabeth's world
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John Wayles: the immigrant
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The children of no one
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Thomas Jefferson
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The first
Monticello
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In the home of a revolutionary
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pt. 2. The vaunted scene of Europe.
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"A particular purpose"
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James Hemings: the provincial abroad
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"Isabel or Sally will come"
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Dr. Sutton
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The rhythms of the city
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The eve of revolution
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"During that time"
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Sarah Hemings: the fatherless girl in a patriarchal society
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The teenagers and the woman
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"His promises on which she implicitly relied"
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"The treaty" and "did they love each other?"
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The return
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pt. 3. On the mountain.
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Hello and goodbye
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Equilibrium
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The brothers
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Philadelphia
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Exodus
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The second
Monticello
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Into the future, echoes from the past
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The ocean of life
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The public world and the private domain
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"Measurably happy": the children of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
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Retirement for one, not for all
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Endings and beginnings.
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Summary:
Historian and legal scholar Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family, and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson.
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